Jack Thompson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Thompson, AM (born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at the University of Queensland, before embarking on his acting career. In 2002, he was made an honorary member of the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS). He is best known as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films including such classics as Wake in Fright (1971), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Breaker Morant (1980). He won Cannes and AFI acting awards for the latter film. He was the recipient of a Living Legend Award at the 2005 Inside Film Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- Born:
- Aug 31, 1940 In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 83
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Justice in a Smoking Gun
- Latest Project:
- Movie Runt 2024-09-19
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Justice in a Smoking Gun | William Gray | 2025 |
| Movie | Runt | Earl Robert-Barren | 2024-09-19 |
| Series | Faraway Downs | Kipling Flynn | 2023-11-26 |
| Series | On The Ropes | Strick | 2018-11-28 |
| Movie | Swinging Safari | Mayor | 2018-01-18 |
| Movie | Blue World Order | Harris | 2017-03-03 |
| Movie | Don't Tell | Bob Myers | 2017-05-18 |
| Movie | David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Self | 2017-03-09 |
| Movie | The Light Between Oceans | Ralph Addicott | 2016-09-02 |
| Movie | Ruben Guthrie | Peter Guthrie | 2015-07-16 |
| Series | Devil's Playground | Cardinal Neville | 2014-09-09 |
| Movie | Around the Block | Mr. O'Donnell | 2013-09-06 |
| Movie | Blinder | Charlie "Chang" Hyde | 2013-03-07 |
| Movie | The Great Gatsby | Dr. Walter Perkins | 2013-05-09 |
| Movie | Mystery Road | Charlie Murray | 2013-08-15 |
| Movie | Victims | Jason | 2011-05-31 |
| Movie | Oakie's Outback Adventures | Orpheus | 2011-08-04 |
| Movie | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Harris | 2010-11-06 |
| Movie | Mao’s Last Dancer | US Federal Judge | 2009-10-01 |
| Movie | Leatherheads | Harvey | 2008-03-24 |
| Movie | Not Quite Hollywood | Self | 2008-08-28 |
| Movie | Australia | Kipling Flynn | 2008-11-18 |
| Movie | Ten Empty | Bobby Thompson | 2008-07-03 |
| Series | Bastard Boys | 2007-05-13 | |
| Movie | December Boys | Bandy | 2007-09-14 |
| Movie | The Good German | Congressman Breimer | 2006-12-15 |
| Movie | Man-Thing | Schist | 2005-04-21 |
| Movie | All the Invisible Children | James (segment "Jonathan") | 2005-09-01 |
| Movie | Oyster Farmer | Skippy | 2005-06-30 |
| Movie | Feed | Richard | 2005-05-11 |
| Movie | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Jack Jones | 2004-05-17 |
| Movie | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices (voice) | 2004-09-04 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Cliegg Lars | 2002-05-15 |
| Movie | South Pacific | Captain George Brackett | 2001-03-26 |
| Movie | Original Sin | Alan Jordan | 2001-05-08 |
| Movie | The Magic Pudding | Buncle (voice) | 2000-12-14 |
| Movie | Excess Baggage | Alexander | 1997-08-29 |
| Movie | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil | Sonny Seiler | 1997-11-21 |
| Movie | Under the Lighthouse Dancing | Harry | 1997-10-15 |
| Movie | The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years | The Judge | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Broken Arrow | Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff | 1996-02-09 |
| Movie | McLeod's Daughters | Jack McLeod | 1996-05-11 |
| Movie | Last Dance | The Governor | 1996-05-02 |
| Movie | Flight of the Albatross | Mike | 1996-04-29 |
| Series | A Woman of Independent Means | Sam Garner | 1995-02-19 |
| Movie | Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz | Narrator (voice) | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | The Sum of Us | Harry Mitchell | 1994-07-28 |
| Series | The Dwelling Place | Richard | 1994-05-08 |
| Movie | A Far Off Place | John Ricketts | 1993-03-12 |
| Movie | Resistance | Mr Wilson | 1992-01-01 |
| Movie | Turtle Beach | Ralph | 1992-03-19 |
| Movie | Wind | Jack Neville | 1992-09-11 |
| Movie | Ruby Cairo | Ed | 1992-12-12 |
| Movie | Trouble in Paradise | Jake | 1989-05-16 |
| Movie | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | Tom Campbell Black | 1988-05-15 |
| Movie | The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy | Stuart Irving | 1988-10-09 |
| Movie | The Riddle of the Stinson | Bernard O'Reilly | 1988-07-25 |
| Movie | Kojak: The Price of Justice | Aubrey Dubose | 1987-02-21 |
| Movie | Ground Zero | Trebilcock | 1987-10-01 |
| Movie | Short Circuit | Party Guest | 1986-05-09 |
| Series | The Last Frontier | Nick Stenning | 1986-10-05 |
| Movie | Flesh + Blood | Hawkwood | 1985-08-30 |
| Movie | Burke & Wills | Robert O'Hara Burke | 1985-10-30 |
| Movie | Waterfront | Maxey Woodbury | 1984-01-01 |
| Movie | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | Hicksley | 1983-05-28 |
| Movie | A Woman Called Golda | Ariel | 1982-04-26 |
| Movie | The Man from Snowy River | Clancy | 1982-03-25 |
| Movie | The Letter | Robert Crosbie | 1982-05-03 |
| Movie | Bad Blood | Stan Graham | 1982-11-12 |
| Movie | Breaker Morant | Major J.F. Thomas | 1980-06-11 |
| Movie | The Earthling | Ross Daley | 1980-07-24 |
| Movie | The Club | Laurie Holden | 1980-09-18 |
| Movie | The Journalist | Simon Morris | 1979-11-15 |
| Movie | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Rev. Neville | 1978-06-21 |
| Movie | Mad Dog Morgan | Detective Manwaring | 1976-07-09 |
| Movie | Caddie | Ted | 1976-01-01 |
| Movie | Sunday Too Far Away | Foley | 1975-06-01 |
| Movie | Scobie Malone | Scobie Malone | 1975-10-03 |
| Movie | That Lady from Peking | Flunky | 1975-11-13 |
| Movie | Jock Petersen | Tony Petersen | 1974-01-01 |
| Movie | Libido | 1973-04-06 | |
| Movie | Wake in Fright | Dick | 1971-07-21 |
| Series | Spyforce | 1971-08-08 |